{"id":22509,"date":"2021-07-28T08:03:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T12:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22509"},"modified":"2021-07-28T13:04:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T17:04:55","slug":"numbers-claiming-pup-payments-in-ireland-fall-to-lowest-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22509","title":{"rendered":"Numbers Claiming PUP Payments In Ireland Fall To Lowest Level"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys says she expects the number of people receiving PUP to fall further in the coming weeks (PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>The number of people in Ireland claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) fell below 200,000 for the first time since the payment was introduced last year after dropping by 5 per cent week-on-week, Government figures show.<\/p>\n

Just over 190,000 people received the payment for those that lost their jobs due to the coronavirus lockdown. A further 3,770 people who also closed their claims in recent days will fall off the total next week.<\/p>\n

Ministers expects the numbers to keep falling in the coming weeks after ending a seven-month ban on indoor service in pubs and restaurants this week. <\/p>\n

The State’s unemployment rate stood at 18.3 per cent at the end of June, including recipients of the PUP.<\/p>\n

Commenting on this week\u2019s specific PUP figures, Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys said: \u201cFor the first time since its introduction, the number of people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment has fallen below the 200,000 mark.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt also means that the number of PUP recipients is now at its lowest level since the payment was introduced as an emergency measure in March 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo put this into context, there were over 481,000 people relying on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in early February of this year \u2013 the last time the virus reached a peak.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat number has now fallen by around 60 per cent – clearly demonstrating the progress we are making in reopening our economy and getting our citizens back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cAs indoor hospitality reopens safely, I expect the number of people receiving PUP to fall further in the coming weeks as they return to the workplace.\u201d – Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n

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